AI Technical Recruiter

Behind our name:
Like fire, AI holds the potential for both immense benefit and significant risk. Just as mastering fire transformed human history, we believe the safe and intentional development of AI will shape the future of our species. Our goal is to tame this new fire.

Goodfire is an AI interpretability research company focused on understanding and designing AI systems that people can trust. Our mission is to advance humanity's understanding of AI to build safe and powerful AI systems. We believe that deep research breakthroughs are necessary to make this possible.

Goodfire is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco with a team of the world’s top interpretability researchers and engineers from organizations like OpenAI and Deep Mind. We’ve raised $59M from investors like Menlo, Lightspeed and Anthropic and work with customers including Arc Institute, Mayo Clinic, and Rakuten.

We’re looking for an AI-native technical recruiter who can go deep on our highest bar technical roles and help us build a high-signal funnel across the whole org. You’ll stay embedded in the SF AI scene, keep a warm pipeline of standout talent, and help shape who joins Goodfire as we scale.

• Own end-to-end recruiting for AI/ML, research engineering, and adjacent technical roles.
• Partner across the company to recruit for non technical roles as needed (e.g., product, ops, GTM).
• Build and maintain a proactive pipeline of top AI talent so we’re never starting from zero when a role opens.
• Translate technical requirements into recruiting strategy: quickly calibrate on what “great” looks like and turn that into clear sourcing targets and screening rubrics.
• Stay embedded in the AI community: actively participate in SF/Bay Area AI events, reading groups, meetups, and conferences; maintain relationships that generate warm intros.
• Partner with hiring managers to design interview loops, ensure bar alignment, and keep pass-through signal healthy.

• 2+ years recruiting specifically for AI/ML, research engineering, or ML infrastructure roles (strongly preferred)
• 3+ years of recruiting experience overall.
• Experience recruiting for frontier AI labs, LLM startups, or research heavy engineering orgs.
• Ability to self calibrate quickly and operate independently.
• Excellent communication, organization, and candidate first instincts

• STEM degree (BS/MS/PhD) or equivalent technical background/fluency.
• Existing network in the SF / Bay Area AI ecosystem.
• Track record building recruiting systems/functions from scratch.

Goodfire is looking for individuals who embody our values and share our deep commitment to making interpretability accessible. We are building a team first and foremost.

Put mission and team first

All we do is in service of our mission. We trust each other, deeply care about the success of the organization, and choose to put our team above ourselves.

Improve constantly

We are constantly looking to improve every piece of the business. We proactively critique ourselves and others in a kind and thoughtful way that translates to practical improvements in the organization. We are pragmatic and consistently implement the obvious fixes that work.

Take ownership and initiative

There are no bystanders here. We proactively identify problems and take full responsibility over getting a strong result. We are self-driven, own our mistakes, and feel deep responsibility over what we’re building.

Action today

We have a small amount of time to do something incredibly hard and meaningful. The pace and intensity of the organization is high. If we can take action today or tomorrow, we will choose to do it today.

This role offers market competitive salary, equity, and competitive benefits.

The expected salary range for this position is $120,000–$220,000 base salary + equity (no bonus).

Most importantly, you'll have the opportunity to join a vital mission at an important point in its trajectory — we are developing groundbreaking technology with a world-class team on the critical path to ensuring a safe and beneficial future for humanity. If you want to do your life’s work with us, even if you believe you do not meet every single requirement, apply now.